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Bright & Early: Buyer’s Remorse Edition
Good morning, Nashville. As of this month, Metro has closed on 41 properties as part of the flood buyout program, which is just a fancy name for buying up properties with too much flood damage that are likely to flood again so they can demolish the homes and create green space. So far, 81 homes [...]
Happy Hour: True Blood
The Nashville Red Cross estimates they’ve missed out on about 1,700 blood donations thanks to the winter weather that’s been battering us over the past few months. Get thee to a blood bank! [WTVF] Those pesky bedbugs are back! Or maybe they just never left? Either way, local inspectors have noticed a spike in bedbug [...]
Bright & Early: Someone Stole Our Sunshine Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Is it possible to veto a snow storm? Because we’ll sign whatever we need to sign to make that happen. This morning’s forecast actually isn’t looking that bad with only 1-2 inches of snow predicted, though that’s enough frozen stuff to cause Metro and other neighboring school systems to shut things down [...]
Bright & Early: Shoot For The Moon Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Mayor Dean spent Labor Day up in New York trying to woo a group of World Cup officials into selecting Nashville as a finalist for hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. This idea has been floating around for a while, and Nashville is one of the 18 US cities in the [...]
Bright & Early: For The Birds Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Congrats to the Titans, who ran off with a 24-10 victory over Arizona at last night’s preseason home opener at LP Field. We’re also happy to report that whatever they did to repair the giant sinkhole seems to be holding up. Predictably, Chris Johnson seems to be off to a great start [...]
Bright & Early: Brushing It Off Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We had sort of a close call with that animal we call the Cumberland yesterday as waters seemed to approach flood stage for the first time since May. With all the rain earlier this week, some water was released from the Old Hickory Dam which caused the river to swell. Though it [...]
Bright & Early: As We Walk In Fields Of Green Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Picture this: You’re on a plane just sitting in one of those little seats with your complimentary beverage, snacking on some lightly-salted peanuts while eagerly reading Twilight on your Kindle™, and the flight attendants begin preparing the cabin for landing. They chatter over the loudspeaker, maybe do a little song and dance routine [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: 14:59 Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind this morning, as we are still sort of scraping ourselves off the floor from last night’s Basil Manceaux debate. So here is your abbreviated Bright & Early: The Metro Health Department is offering free vaccinations for all Davidson County kids who are going back to school next week. [WTVF] [...]
Bright & Early: Christmas In July Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Metro Councilwoman Karen Bennett is concerned that chopping down a city Christmas tree every year might not be the best way to go green. She’d rather Metro plant an evergreen tree in the public square to hang out year-round and be spruced up for the holidays, and she’s proposed a resolution asking [...]
Bright & Early: Make It Stop Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The lack of news today leaves us with nothing else to talk about besides the weather, which is the same weather we’ve been experiencing for about a month: It’s going to be blazingly hot today, and just when it gets to be unbearable, a Nashville-sized rain cloud will form directly over some [...]
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